Dollar Store Crafts

Crafts Made From Dollar Store Stuff

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About the Author:

Heather Mann is the editor and publisher of CROQ Zine, a print zine devoted to hip crafting and indie business, and its companion blog. She has been a crafter and entrepreneurial spirit since she was a little girl. She is also a screenwriter and mother of two little boys. She also runs Craft Fail, a blog devoted to sharing our not-so-successful crafting attempts.

About the Blog:

This blog is dedicated to bringing you crafts that feature materials purchased

at dollar stores
at dollar sections in stores
at discount stores for $1 or less

Projects will assume you have some supplies available, including supplies that nearly everyone has on hand like:

scissors
glue
tape
paint brushes
general office and home supplies

Crafts will focus on projects that are $10 or less. Hopefully, much less!

Emphasis will be made on clear, simple directions, and projects that anyone can do!

Question: You have a lot of great ideas! Where do you get them all?

Answer: I get inspiration from other blogs, other art and design projects I see around, and of course, the dollar store itself! Also, many of the ideas featured on this blog are from other blogs! Check for links in the stories to visit them!

Question: Can you give me more instruction on how <insert project here> was done? I don’t quite get it!

Answer: If a tutorial is located at someone else’s page (as 90% of the projects featured on Dollar Store Crafts are), I make a point of not including ALL the info for the project in my blog entry, because I want to encourage people to visit the original project to see how to do it. I don’t like it when people copy my tutorials in entirety and post them on their own blogs, so I don’t do that to others.

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DISCLAIMER:

This blog is dedicated to bringing you fun ideas. While we would never knowingly promote a project that is flat-out dangerous, some materials and techniques are not appropriate for all ages and stages. Some materials can be toxic (glue, etc.) Please use your own good judgment when taking part in these crafts. We make no claims about the safety of any of the projects featured on our blogs, or the techniques or supplies used. We take no responsibility for what you choose to do with the information and ideas represented on Dollar Store Crafts!

12 Comments »

kellie said:

HOW EXCITING!!! I can’t wait to see what you come up with!!!

# 15 October 2008 at 4:58 pm

jessi said:

Hey, I love this blog. I’ve tried several of the crafts posted here. I’m not a big fan of the new layout, though; it’s harder to see what’s new.
Good work!

# 21 January 2009 at 10:08 pm

ai said:

oo..this is soo cool! ill be makin’ tons of stuff now ^^

# 23 January 2009 at 3:30 pm

Wendy said:

I’m so glad someone thought of this. Its exactly what I need during these tight financial times. You can still have fun, get messy and make memories for a buck!

# 31 January 2009 at 10:09 pm

ginnie said:

what a cool website!
i love it!
thanks for having me

# 6 March 2009 at 1:54 pm

Lyn said:

woohoo this is awesome!!!

# 13 March 2009 at 8:00 am

ginger said:

What a great blog! Iam going to re-link your ideas on my blog.
Great job on it!!
Thank you so much for all your great posts.

# 12 April 2009 at 3:06 pm

Melissa said:

Sweet site! I’m already planning holiday gifts with the awesome crafts you have here. Cheers!

# 15 April 2009 at 6:51 am

John said:

Awesome. I love to do these crafts. Me and my mom actually have a little bit of a bonding time - at least for a 16 year old and a 45 year old mother. lol

# 26 April 2009 at 12:46 pm

Jennifer Clark said:

I love finding inexpensive ways to create something useful and beautiful. Great site!

# 26 May 2009 at 11:20 am

Erik Homemade said:

What a wonderful site! We love to craft with dollar store items as well (we even have our own category for it!) It is always a great place to start! And everything is at a reasonable price! Although our website is growing, we think the dollar store is one great place! Keep your great ideas coming! An keep up all of your great work!
–Erik@erikhomemade

# 3 June 2009 at 11:34 pm

CJ from Article Writing News said:

What an awesome blog! I am a Dollar Store Addict and now, you’ve just given me an even better excuse for my addiction! LOL! Thank you for creating this blog! I’ve bookmarked it and I’ll be back!

# 21 June 2009 at 6:08 am